Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

Bronzes and busts that once stood in the city's main squares are now relegated to a small hidden courtyard.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

The Pennsylvania shopping center was once the setting for the 1978 film, "Dawn of the Dead."

The first modernist church in Europe.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

In the middle of one of South America's most historic walled cities lies a bar with an enormous collection of Soviet memorabilia.

A memorial to the thousands of Turkmen soldiers and civilians who died in a bloody 1881 battle.

This famed Silk Road oasis was one of the largest cities in the world before it was destroyed by a Mongol horde.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

The controversial final resting place of the equally controversial first president of Turkmenistan.

The remains of a medieval city loom in one of the most isolated desert regions of Turkmenistan.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

Few people have ever heard of, let alone visited, one of Turkmenistan’s most impressive natural attractions.